United States Army Lieutenant General KARL W. EIKENBERRY Retired May 01, 2009
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE USMA EDUCATIONAL DEGREES United States Military Academy – BS – No Major Harvard University – MA – Asian Studies Stanford University – MA – Political Science MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses Armed Forces Staff College Senior Service College Fellowship - Harvard University FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) Chinese-Mandarin PROMOTIONS 2LT 1LT CPT MAJ LTC COL BG MG LTG
DATE OF APPOINTMENT 6 Jun 73 6 Jun 75 6 Jun 77 1 Sep 84 1 Apr 90 1 Jul 95 1 Jan 99 1 Nov 02 3 May 05
FROM TO ASSIGNMENT Dec 73 Dec 74 Rifle Platoon Leader, later Mortar Platoon Leader, A Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 17th Infantry, 2d Infantry Division, Eighth United States Army, Korea Jan 75 Apr 76 Rifle Platoon Leader, later Weapons Platoon Leader, B Company, 1st Battalion (Ranger), 75th Infantry, Fort Stewart, Georgia Apr 76 May 77 Support Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Ranger), 75th Infantry, Fort Stewart, Georgia May 77 Apr 78 Assistant S-3 (Operations), 2d Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia Apr 78 Dec 78 Commander, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 19th Infantry, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia Dec 78 Jul 79 Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia Jul 79 Jun 81 Student, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Jun 81 Jul 82 Foreign Area Officer, Advanced Level Trainee, British Ministry of Defense, Chinese Language School, Hong Kong - Page 1 -
LTG Eikenberry, Karl W. Aug 82 Jul 83 Foreign Area Officer, Advanced Level Trainee, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Aug 83 Mar 84 United States Army Liaison Officer to the British Ministry of Defense, Chinese Language School, Hong Kong Mar 84 Jul 85 Deputy Commander, United Nations Command Security Force, Korea Jul 85 Jan 86 Student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia Jan 86 May 86 Student, Attaché Course, Defense Intelligence School, Washington, DC Jun 86 Jan 88 Assistant Army Attaché, United States Defense Attaché Office, Beijing, China Jan 88 Apr 90 S-3 (Operations), later Deputy Commander, 3d Battalion, 325th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team, United States Army Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy Apr 90 Jun 92 Commander, 2d Battalion, 87th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, New York Jul 92 Jul 93 Student, Senior Service College Fellowship, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Jul 93 Jul 94 Student, Stanford University, Stanford, California Jul 94 Nov 94 Chief, Foreign Area Officer Proponency Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army, Washington, DC Nov 94 Sep 97 Senior Country Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC Oct 97 Sep 00 Defense Attaché, United States Defense Attaché Office, Beijing, China Sep 00 May 01 Assistant Division Commander (Support), 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Jun 01 Sep 02 Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5, United States Army, Washington, DC Sep 02 Sep 03 Chief, Office of Military Cooperation - Afghanistan, US Embassy, Kabul, Coalition Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force Kabul, Office of Military Cooperation, Afghanistan Oct 03 Apr 05 Director, J-5, United States Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii May 05 Jan 07 Commander, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan, United States Central Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan Mar 07 Apr 09 Deputy Chairman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS United States Army Liaison Officer to the British Ministry of Defense, Chinese Language School, Hong Kong (No joint credit) Assistant Army Attaché, United States Defense Attaché Office, Beijing, China (No joint credit) Senior Country Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC Defense Attaché, United States Defense Attaché Office, Beijing, China Chief, Office of Military Cooperation - Afghanistan, US Embassy, Kabul, Coalition Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force Kabul, Office of Military Cooperation, Afghanistan (No joint credit) Director, J-5, United States Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii Commander, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan, United States Central Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan Deputy Chairman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium
As of: 11 Aug 09
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DATE Aug 83 - Mar 84
GRADE
Jun 86 - Jan 88
Major
Nov 94 - Sep 97
Colonel
Oct 97 - Sep 00 Sep 02 - Sep 03
Brigadier General Major General
Oct 03 - Apr 05 May 05 - Jan 07
Major General Lieutenant General
Mar 07 - Apr 09
Lieutenant General
Captain
LTG Eikenberry, Karl W. SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNMENTS Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5, United States Army, Washington, DC Commander, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan, United States Central Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Defense Superior Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters) Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Meritorious Service Medal (with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters) Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters) Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Combat Infantryman Badge Expert Infantryman Badge Master Parachutist Badge Ranger Tab Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge Army Staff Identification Badge
As of: 11 Aug 09
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DATE Jun 01 - Sep 02
Brigadier General
May 05 - Jan 07
Lieutenant General
GRADE